Kids in locked car

[Kristian]

Norway is paceful so sometimes with my current car I leave my kids in the car a couple of minutes, but I then like to lock the car, and I would leave with my keys for a few minutes. The user manual is rather pooly written, and the security system is rather complex. Will the movement of my kids inside the locked car trigger the alarm?

 

[maby]

They will unless you turn the alarm off. It is not hard to do, but I'm afraid I don't remember exactly how - it involves raising one of the control stalks on the steering column for several seconds with the car set in ACC mode if I remember correctly. Alternatively, you can lock it with the mechanical emergency key - that may be the better solution if you are only going to do this occasionally since I believe that turning the alarm off is a sticky setting and if you forget to turn it back on, you will be vulnerable to theft.

All the above applies to the factory fit alarm - if you have some more complex after-market alarm fitted - as many of the continental contributors here seem to - the process may be completely different.

 

[jaapv]

Or you can tie the kids down firmly... :lol: :twisted:

 

[Kristian]

Thanks for the answers. Sleeping pills perhaps?

I do this often, I will have to check out how to do this (it is described on the forum somewhere i think), and it it is sticky. I am not much for alarm, and the thieves wont know it is off, but Ill test it out.

 

[RobOwen]

Once you switch off just lift the wiper control stalk for a couple of seconds (flick wipe setting, against the spring return) and there will be a beep. Exit and lock the car as usual. The internal sensors are then deactivated for that occassion only. I do it regularly when I do a quick errand when the dogs are in the car.

 

[Kristian]

Thanks Rob